Improvement in car-couplings



E. ZORG-ER.

CAR-COUPLING.

Patented Aug. 15, 1876'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

EMANUEL ZORGER, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,023, dated August15, 1876; application filed April 17, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL ZORGER, of Topeka, in the county of Shawneeand State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAutomatic Car Couplers, of

which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to a device for supporting the coupling-pin of arailway-car in such manner that it will either fall or not when the carsare run together, as may have been previously determined, my objectbeing to overcome an objection often made to automatic couplers, thatthey will attach several cars standing end to end on a siding when it isonly desired to couple part of them to the train.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, Figure l isa longitudinal section of a draw-head, arranged for coupling the carswhen the link is pushed under the pin. Fig. 2 is a similar section,showing, in perspective, the chamber in the draw-head without themovable parts. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the pin.

The same letters are employed in all the figures in the indication ofidentical parts.

A is the draw-bar, and B the link. The mouth of the draw-head is madeflaring, as shown at O, to guide the link into the recess, so thatit-will strike the under side of the latch D, which is pivoted at D, andextends up so that its free end will rest under the beveled end of thepin D, and support it until the latch is lifted by the link, and the pinfalls through the link. The pin E passes through vertical holes in thedraw-head, giving it a bearing above and below. On the lower end of thepin are studs E, which prevent the pin from being entirely withdrawnfrom the draw-head. Y- formed grooves. are

formed on the sides of the recess in the drawhead, into which the studsE may enter, and thus permit the pin when raised to be inclined to thefront or rear, and rest on one of the inclined faces GG, so as not tofall'when the cars are run together. Instead of being made to rest onthe faces G G, a notch may be formed in the lower side of the upper endof the groove F, in which the studs E will be engaged to support thepin.

When cars standing upon a siding are not intended to be coupled, thepins E should be drawn up and inclined. In this position the links willnot be engaged, but when a car is intended to be attached to a train itis only necessary toraise the pin so that it will stand vertically uponthe end of the latch D, and then when a link is pushed into the drawheadthe latch will be lifted, the disengaged pin will fall, and the car becoupled.

It is evident that the form of the recesses may be readily modified, sothat the pin can be supported in only one inclined position; but Iprefer the construction shown.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with the draw-head constructed with the Y-formedrecesses F, the pin E, having studs E to enter the recesses and supportthe link in an inclined position, substantially as set forth.

2. The pin E, in combination with the gravitation-latch D and Y-formedrecess F in the sides of the draw-head, whereby the pin may be supportedupon the coming together of the cars in an inclined position, or made torest on the gravitation-latch, so as to fall when the link enters thedraw-head.

In testimony whereof I have si ned my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMANUEL ZORGER.

Witnesses:

GEO. It. PEOK, MAURICE DAVIS.

